Letter: Would buddy proposal help reduce suicides among returning service members?

Letter: Would buddy proposal help reduce suicides among returning service members?

I have a suggestion for reducing suicides by returning military veterans. It may turn out to be hard and costly to implement but worth it. The suggestion is to team up Veterans Administration counselors with volunteers, returned veterans who have "been there" and who are people retiring veterans can relate to.

Development of this program and training of the volunteers could be done by working with local veterans organizations like the many fine ones we have here in Indian River County.

Marshall Wolf is a retired 1st lieutenant who served with the 40th Infantry Division during the Korean conflict.